Bail tie and fastener



W. RUSSELL.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILEDJUNE 2. 1917.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

W Bum-ell,

UNITED snares PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM RUSSELL, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

Application filed. June 2, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM RUssnLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RailTies and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and anobject of the invention is the provision of a tie formed of a pair oftelescoping sections having associated therewith novel forms of railfastening elements.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie constructed in accordance with myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same, showing the manner of supportingcompanion rails of the tracks thereon,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through Fig. 1,

Fig. 1 is a section taken on the line tl of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1 with the railremoved.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the tie is shown formed of an outersection 1, which is provided with a longitudinally extending groovetherein, which opens into the opposite ends of the tie and into theupper side of the tie, and an inner section 2 is slidably received bythe groove in the outer section 1 and cooperates with the section 1 incom-- pleting the body portion of the tie. The lower portions of thewalls of the groove in the outer section 1 are undercut, as shown at 3,and the lower side of the inner section 2 is enlarged, as shown at 4,and has the opposite sides thereof beveled and engaging beneath theundercut portions 3 of the side walls of the groove in the outersection 1. The sections 1 and 2 are provided, at a point intermediatethe ends of the tie body, with registering openings which receive theshank of a locking key 5, said key having one end provided with a head 6that abuts against the adjacent side of the outer section Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Serial No. 172,496.

1 and the opposite end of the key 5 extends beyond the other side of theouter section 1 and is provided with an opening for the reception of acotter pin 7, which normally holds the key in operative position andprevents longitudinal movement of the inner section 2.

The lower side of the outer section 1 is provided with a relatively widebase flange 8, and the opposite sides of the outer sectlon 1 areprovided, at opposite points, with extensions 9, which are formedintegral with the sides of the outer section 1 and with the base flange8 and have their upper ends lying flush with the upper sides of theouter and inner sections 1 and 2. The upper ends of the extensions 9cooperate with the upper sides of the sections 1 and 2 in supporting thecompanion rails A of a track, so as to provide a relatively widesupporting surface for the rails. The outer section 1 is novided,adjacent each end, with a pair of rail fastening elements designated,respectively, by the numerals 10 and 11, the fastening elements formingeach pair lying, respectively, on opposite sides of the groove in theouter section 1. The rail fastening elements forming the pair 10 lie onthe outer side of one of the rails A and have portions engaging over theouter side of the base flange of the adjacent rail, and the fasteningelement-s forming the pair 11 he on the inner side of the other rail ofthe track and have portions thereon engaging over the inner side of thebase flange of the adjacent rail. The inner section 2 is provided,adjacent the opposite ends thereof, with a pair of rail fasteningelements designated, respectively,

by the numerals 12 and 13. The fastening elements 12 aline with thespace between the pair of fastening elements 10 carried by the outersection 1 and are adapted to engage the inner side of the base flange ofthat rail that is engaged by the fastening element 10, and the fasteningelement 13 lies on the outer side of the other rail of the track andcooperates with the fastening element 11 in holding the rail inposition.

By reason of the fact that the lower side of the inner section 2 isenlarged, as at 4, and which has the opposite sides thereof beveled forengagement beneath the undercut portions 3 of the side walls in thegroove in the outer section 1, the sections 1 and 2 will be preventedfrom having relative vertical movement during the passage of rollingstock over the rails, thereby relieving the locking key 5 fromconsiderable strain.

When the meeting ends of the rails (not shown) meet on top of theimproved tie the fish plates (not shown) of the rail joint can be boltedto the extensions 9 and thus the Having thus described my invention whatI claim as new, is:

A tie including a base member having a longitudinally extending channelopening out through one end thereof and terminating short of theopposite end of the base member, said channel being undercut, a lockingsection slidably mounted in said channel and having one end abutting theinner end of the channel, rail engaging elements carried by said basemember and said locking section, said base member and said lockingsection being provided with alining openings, and a locking pin extendedthrough said openings. v

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM RUSSELL.

Witnesses CARL F. Fnmnmcns, ARTHUR A. VARTGON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

7 Washington, D. G.

